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New York City FC vs Chicago Fire

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Predictions
New York City FCSeason so far: 8 wins, 10 draws, 12 losses
New York City FC 3, Chicago Fire 1Full timeHalf-time 3-1
Chicago FireSeason so far: 14 wins, 6 draws, 10 losses
Kick-off
Competition
Major League Soccer
Round
Gameweek 17
Venue
Yankee Stadium, Bronx
Referee
Ricardo Montero, Costa Rica

Timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions in the order they happened. The home team is on the left and the away team on the right.

  1. Goal: N. Mercau10'
  2. Goal: J. Waterman21'
  3. Goal: A. OjedaAssist: Perea29'
  4. Goal: M. JonesAssist: Ojeda41'
  5. Half-time, 3-1
  6. Substitution: R. LewandowskiReplaced Haile-Selassie46'
  7. Substitution: J. DeanReplaced Barroso46'
  8. Yellow card: Dje Tah D'Avilla51'
  9. Yellow card: Nicolás Fernández62'
  10. Substitution: M. PinedaReplaced D'Avilla63'
  11. Substitution: B. TraoreReplaced Jones69'
  12. Substitution: A. GutmanReplaced Radojevic71'
  13. Substitution: P. DithejaneReplaced Lod71'
  14. Yellow card: Joel Waterman77'
  15. Yellow card: Puso Dithejane80'
  16. Substitution: H. WolfReplaced Magno85'
  17. Substitution: A. FarnosReplaced Shore85'
  18. Substitution: M. IlenicReplaced Ojeda90+2'

Team stats

How the two teams compare. Each bar is split by how much of that stat each team had.

  • Possession: New York City FC 46%, Chicago Fire 54%

Top stats

  • Expected goals (xG): New York City FC 1.39, Chicago Fire 1.36
  • Shots on target: New York City FC 3, Chicago Fire 5
  • Shots: New York City FC 10, Chicago Fire 9
  • Saves: New York City FC 4, Chicago Fire 0
  • Goals prevented by the keeper: New York City FC -1.37, Chicago Fire -1.37

Expected goals is how many goals a team’s chances would usually produce. Higher than their real goals means they were unlucky or wasteful.

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Top fantasy points

Fantasy points are what each player earned for the managers who picked them in this match.

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Player of the match

N. Fernández MercauForwardNew York City FC
8.5

Rated 8.5 out of 10 by our data provider, from everything the player did in the match.

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History and connections

SeasonAll seasons

Recorded data only. Coverage varies by season; missing values are shown as unknown.

Recorded matches
1
Goals
4
Average attendance
Unknown

Connections

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New York City FC · Chicago Fire

Season trends

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  1. 20261

Records

  1. Match · 2026 · Jul 25, 2026
    New York City FC · Chicago Fire
    Home goals
    3
    Away goals
    1